Rip is thin with pale skin, has thick red hair, the purple eyes of an Aestivan and has a thick, dirty beard. Rip is also described as being sporadic and unpredictable.

Rip first realizes he has the Power when he lived through a contraction of an alien form of malaria, which had killed off his old tribe. After killing Link Saurus' mom, he formed a new tribe, the Man-Eaters, known as the Aestivans.

Rip Skarr's torso, arms, and head are completely covered in Man-Eater tattoos. It is both a tribute to his revered leader who is fully possessed in the extra terrestrial parasite known as Man-Eater. He also uses black pigment around his eyes, mouth, and forehead to give himself more of a skeletal look. .